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Meatball stroganoff with semolina and cornichons.
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Meatball stroganoff with semolina and cornichons

Forget spaghetti and meatballs, it's semolina and meatballs with a Russian twist in this comforting midweek meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
These buckwheat blinis are the perfect vehicle for a caviar party with all the trimmings (sour cream, chopped chives, boiled egg and onion, pictured).
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Buckwheat blinis

These quick and easy yeast-free blinis are perfect for a celebratory caviar party at home, and the buckwheat flour gives them an appealing toasty, malty quality. If you make them ahead, just warm them in a hot, dry pan when you need them.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Jill Dupleix's take on Russian sharlotka with whisky toffee sauce.

Russian apple cake with whisky toffee sauce

The idea behind this Russian sharlotka is brilliant. You virtually fill a cake tin with sliced or diced apples then top it with a thick batter, so it bakes into something deliciously cakey on top, with sweet-smelling apples below. Serve with sour cream, or a whisky toffee sauce, or both.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Borscht with buttered bread.
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Borscht with buttered bread

Borscht is all about balance. The sweet earthiness of beetroot is offset by the sour lightness of citrus and bound together with a dollop of sour cream.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken Kiev with garlic butter.

Neil Perry's chicken Kiev with garlic butter

Normally deep fried, this chicken Kiev has the crumbs set in the pan before being fi nished in the oven, making it healthier – and no less delicious.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/topic/russian-laz